Heather Lutgen, BSN, RN
Waukesha,Wisconsin
Summary
Experienced Registered Nurse with over five years of dedicated service in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Proficient in phone triage, adept at critical thinking, and committed to delivering patient-centered care. Skilled in building strong relationships with patients and their support networks through empathetic communication and exceptional customer service. Seeking to leverage expertise and passion for women's health to contribute effectively within a dynamic healthcare team.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Moreland Ob-gyn Associates, S.c
2018.10 - Current
- Assists physician/provider in preparation of patient for exam, including intake of health information and vital signs
- Identifies and demonstrates understanding of pathophysiology and psychology relative to complex disease processes
- Assists providers with examinations and various in-office procedures
- Collaborates with providers and patients regarding plan of care
- Provides appropriate education to patients and family
- Administers medications, injections and immunizations appropriately
- Also, safely preforms blood draws
- Triages medical calls and messages in a timely manor, accurately assessing and documenting
- Able to appropriately apply monitoring devices and interpret NST strips, assessing for non-reassuring patterns
- Ability to accurately navigate EPIC and Care Everywhere
- Accurately assess and perform health intake on infertility patients
- Appropriately educates patients on fertility treatments and related medications
- Preforms care coordination between all members of the healthcare team to setup IUI cycles, including ultrasounds, medications, sperm wash and IUI
- Preforms sperm washes appropriately in a designated lab
- Assists provider with IUI procedures
Registered Nurse
Ascension St. Francis
2017.09 - 2019.01
- Applies nursing process to low and high risk antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patients
- Accurately interprets, records and communicates fetal heart tones and contraction patterns
- Performs sterile cervical exams to ascertain labor progression
- Circulates in operating room during scheduled and emergency Cesarean Sections and other gynecological procedures
- Educate patients on labor, pain management and newborn care
- Identifies and manages life-sustaining physiological functions in unstable patients
- Contacts delivering physician at appropriate times
- Cares for patients on Pitocin, Magnesium Sulfate, continuous lumbar epidurals, insulin drips and a wide variety of other medications
- Assists delivering physician with PPE and handing delivery instruments as needed during birthing process
- Ensures patient is in proper position for delivery and educates patient on proper pushing and breathing techniques
- Performs immediate newborn care, including neonatal resuscitation if needed, and assigns APGARS
- Accurately triages obstetric patients
- Promptly identifies emergent situations and performs appropriate interventions
- Documents patient assessments using EPIC
- Collaborates effectively with all members of delivery team
- Acts as charge nurse supervising Labor and Delivery, Postpartum and Special Care Nursery.
Registered Nurse
Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center
2016.12 - 2017.08
- Cares for patients who underwent wide variety of complex neurological procedure
- Able to perform comprehensive neurological checks correctly
- Establishes plan of care based upon analysis of current health status and developmental needs of patients
- Continues to develop mastery of multiple nursing/technical skills based off of current hospital policy and evidence based practice
- Uses nursing process to carry out individualized plan of care for patients
- Collaborates effectively and develops professional relationships with all members of the health care team
- Approaches patients with compassion, kindness and respect while developing therapeutic relationships
- Seeks assistance in interpreting a variety of clinical situations when necessary
- Able to recognize need for patient advocacy
- Appropriately manages time and prioritizes tasks effectively.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Alverno College
Milwaukee, Wisconsin12.2016
Skills
- Health Promotion
- Emotional Support
- Breastfeeding support
- Care Coordination
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Vitals monitoring
- Documentation
- Patient Education
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Relationship Building
- Interpersonal Communication
- Compassionate and Caring
Certification
- Registered Nurse, License #232562, Current
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association, Current
- Neonatal Resuscitation, Current
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Moreland Ob-gyn Associates, S.c
2018.10 - Current
Registered Nurse
Ascension St. Francis
2017.09 - 2019.01
Registered Nurse
Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center
2016.12 - 2017.08
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Alverno College
- Registered Nurse, License #232562, Current
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association, Current
- Neonatal Resuscitation, Current
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